Bath sponge with soap container and retractable handle

ABSTRACT

A bath sponge includes a container, a sponge, and a pump. The container is configured for holding a soap. The container has a top part and a bottom part. The sponge is attached to the bottom part of the container. The pump has a push button exposed on the top part of the container. The pump is configured to force the soap from the container out of the bottom part of the container into the sponge by depressing the push button on the top part of the container.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Technical Field of the Invention

The instant disclosure generally relates to bath accessories. Moreparticularly, the instant disclosure relates to bath sponges, brushes,loofahs, the like, etc. And even more particularly, the instantdisclosure relates to a bath sponge with a soap container and aretractable handle.

Description of the Related Art

A sponge is a tool or cleaning aid consisting of soft, porous material.Sponges are usually used for cleaning impervious surfaces. They areespecially good at absorbing water and water-based solutions. Spongesare typically made from cellulose wood fibers or foamed plasticpolymers. Some natural sponges are still sold, but most are now usedeither as body or facial sponges (bath sponges).

Bath sponges help cleanse the skin by scraping away the dead skin andwashing away dirt. In order to use soap with bath sponges, liquid soapis typically added to the sponge by pouring the liquid soap onto thebath sponge. This process is time consuming. In addition, this processis also very inefficient as it typically leads to a lot of wasted soapthat does not make it on the sponge or falls off of the sponge before itis absorbed into the sponge.

As such, there is clearly a need to make the process of adding liquidsoap to a sponge faster and more efficient.

Another known problem associated with back sponges and bathing ingeneral is the ability to reach and wash one's back with the bathsponge. Currently, there are bath brushes with handles that provide theability to reach one's back. However, these bath brushes have fixedhandles making them difficult to use on other parts of the body besidesthe back. As such, some users may use a bath sponge for most parts oftheir body and the bath brush just for their back. In addition, gettingthe liquid soap to stay on the bath brush while maneuvering the brush tothe back area can cause the soap to run off or fall off the brush head.As such, there is clearly a need to provide a bath sponge that can beeasily used on all parts of the body including one's back.

The instant disclosure of a bath sponge with a soap container and aretractable handle is designed to address at least some aspects of theproblems discussed above.

SUMMARY

Briefly described, in a possibly preferred embodiment, the presentapparatus overcomes the above-mentioned disadvantages and meets therecognized need for such a device by providing a bath sponge with a soapcontainer and a retractable handle.

In one aspect, the instant disclosure embraces a bath sponge with acontainer, a sponge, and a pump. The container may be configured forholding soap. The container may have a top part and a bottom part. Thesponge may be attached to the bottom part of the container. The pump mayhave a push button exposed on the top part of the container. The pumpmay be configured to force soap from the container out of the bottompart of the container into the sponge by depressing the push button onthe top part of the container.

One feature of the sponge may be at least one vein inside the sponge.The vein or veins may be in communication with a bottom hole in thebottom part of the container in communication with the pump. Wherein,the vein or veins may be configured to distribute soap from thecontainer into the sponge via the pump. In select embodiments, the atleast one vein may include a plurality of vein holes configured todistribute the soap in the veins into the sponge from the plurality ofvein holes. In other select embodiments, the at least one vein mayinclude a trunk vein, a plurality of branch veins, and a plurality ofstick veins. The trunk vein may be connected to the bottom hole in thebottom part of the container and may be in communication with the pump.The plurality of branch veins may be branched off from the trunk vein.The plurality of stick veins may be branched off from each of the branchveins. In these embodiments, the trunk vein, the plurality of branchveins, and the plurality of stick veins may create a tree like veinstructure for distributing the soap from the container to the sponge ina plurality of locations. In other select embodiments, the vein or veinsmay include a flexible material. In these embodiments, the flexiblematerial of the at least one vein may be configured to deform andsqueeze when compressed thereby forcing any soap in the veins into thesponge, like when the sponge is depressed.

Another feature of the sponge may be a string and a plurality of hooksor loops around a periphery of the bottom part of the container. Thestring may be woven between the sponge and the plurality of hooks orloops for attaching the sponge to the bottom part of the container.

Another feature of the sponge may be that the pump may include aplunger, a spring, a cap, and a depressable cover. The plunger may havea top end and a bottom end and may be configured to force soap out ofthe bottom end through the bottom part of the container. The spring maybias the plunger toward the top part of the container. The cap may be onthe top end of the plunger and may extend out of a top hole in the toppart of the container. The cap may be configured for depressing theplunger to force soap out of the bottom part of the container. Thedepressable cover may be on top of the cap and may be configured toreceive a user's finger or hand for depressing the pump and for sealingthe top hole in the container around the cap. The depressable cover andthe cap connected to the plunger may create the push button of the pump.

Another feature of the sponge may be that the container may include aport that may be positioned on a side of the container and may beconfigured for filling the container with soap. In select embodiments,the port may include a slidable door configured for opening and closingthe port.

Another feature of the sponge may be a retractable handle that may beconnected to a side of the container. The handle may be configured forreaching a back of a user with the sponge. The retractable handle mayinclude a plurality of telescoping sections configured to retract froman extended brush length to a retracted hand sponge length. The extendedbrush length may be configured for reaching the back of the user withthe sponge. In select embodiments, a grip may be included at a distalend of the handle. In select embodiments, the grip may be made from anon-slip flexible grip material. In select embodiments, the handle maybe removably affixed to the side of the container. For example, thehandle may include a threaded hole at a connection end configured toreceive a corresponding threaded protrusion from the side of thecontainer, whereby the handle can be screwed on and off of the threadedprotrusion on the side of the container via the threaded hole.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present bath sponge with soap container and retractable handle willbe better understood by reading the Detailed Description with referenceto the accompanying drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale,and in which like reference numerals denote similar structure and referto like elements throughout, and in which:

FIG. 1 schematically depicts a perspective view of the bath sponge withsoap container and retractable handle according to select embodiments ofthe instant disclosure;

FIG. 2 schematically depicts a top view of the bath sponge with soapcontainer and retractable handle according to select embodiments of theinstant disclosure;

FIG. 3 schematically depicts a top view of the bath sponge with soapcontainer and retractable handle from FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 schematically depicts a bottom view of the bath sponge with soapcontainer and retractable handle from FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 schematically depicts a left side view of the bath sponge withsoap container and retractable handle from FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 schematically depicts a right side view of the bath sponge withsoap container and retractable handle from FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 schematically depicts a front view of the bath sponge with soapcontainer and retractable handle from FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 schematically depicts a back view of the bath sponge with soapcontainer and retractable handle from FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 schematically depicts a zoomed in side view of the bath spongewith soap container and retractable handle from FIG. 1 with thecontainer partially broken away to show the pump according to selectembodiments of the instant disclosure;

FIG. 10 schematically depicts a zoomed in side view of the bath spongewith soap container and retractable handle from FIG. 1 with thecontainer partially broken away and the sponge removed to show thetree-like vein structure according to select embodiment of the instantdisclosure;

FIG. 11A schematically depicts a right side view of the bath sponge withsoap container and retractable handle from FIG. 1 with the handleextended in the extended brush length according to select embodiments ofthe instant disclosure;

FIG. 11B schematically depicts a right side view of the bath sponge withsoap container and retractable handle from FIG. 1 with the handleretracted in the retracted hand sponge length according to selectembodiments of the instant disclosure; and

FIG. 12 schematically depicts an environmental perspective view of thebath sponge with soap container and retractable handle from FIG. 1 inthe extended brush length for reaching the back of the user according toselect embodiments of the instant disclosure.

It is to be noted that the drawings presented are intended solely forthe purpose of illustration and that they are, therefore, neitherdesired nor intended to limit the disclosure to any or all of the exactdetails of construction shown, except insofar as they may be deemedessential to the claimed disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In describing the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, asillustrated in FIGS. 1-12, specific terminology is employed for the sakeof clarity. The present disclosure, however, is not intended to belimited to the specific terminology so selected, and it is to beunderstood that each specific element includes all technical equivalentsthat operate in a similar manner to accomplish similar functions.Embodiments of the claims may, however, be embodied in many differentforms and should not be construed to be limited to the embodiments setforth herein. The examples set forth herein are non-limiting examples,and are merely examples among other possible examples.

Referring now to FIGS. 1-12 by way of example, and not limitation,therein is illustrated example embodiments of bath sponge 10 withcontainer 12 and retractable handle 84.

Bath sponge 10 may be for quickly and efficiently introducing liquidsoap 14 from container 12 into sponge 20. Bath sponge 10 may also be forproviding a bath sponge that can be conveniently used on all parts of auser 88, including the back 86 via retractable handle 84. Bath sponge 10may generally include container 12, sponge 20, pump 22, and handle 84.These parts and components will be discussed in detail below.

Container 12 may be included in bath sponge 10. Container 12 may be forholding soap 14, like liquid soap. Container 12 may have top part 16 andbottom part 18. The bottom part 18 may be attached to sponge 20. Assuch, container 12 may be configured for holding soap 14 and allowingsoap 14 to be pumped out of its bottom part 18. The top part 16 ofcontainer 12 may include top hole 64 for push button 24 of pump 22. Inselect embodiments, container 12 may have an oval shaped cross-section70. This oval shaped cross-section 70 may provide for an ergonomic feeland shape to bath sponge 10. In other select embodiments, container 12may have puck shape 72. Puck shape 72 may include side 74 between thetop part 16 and the bottom part 18. Puck shape 72 may be where the side74 may have thickness 76 smaller than width 78 of the container 12. Inselect embodiments, container 12 may have port 80. Port 80 may beconfigured for filling the container 12 with soap 14. Port 80 mayinclude any device or means for opening and closing (sealing) forallowing soap 14 to be inserted into container 12 and sealed inside ofcontainer 12 once inserted. In select embodiments, port 80 may includeslidable door 82 configured for opening and closing port 80. Slidabledoor 82 may be slid in a sealed groove on the interior wall of side 74of container 12 for opening and closing port 80. Port 80 may bepositioned at any desired location for filling container 12 with soap14. In select embodiments, port 80 may be positioned on side 74 ofcontainer 12.

Sponge 20 may be included in bath sponge 10. Sponge 20 may be forhelping cleanse the skin by scraping away the dead skin and washing awaydirt. Sponge 20 may be configured for absorbing soap 14 from container12 and helping in creating a lather of soap and water. Sponge 20 may beany standard bath sponge, loofah, the like, etc. In one embodiment,sponge 20 may be mesh bath sponge 52, like a polyethylene plastic meshbath sponge. Sponge 20 may be attached to the bottom part 18 ofcontainer 12. Sponge 20 may be attached to the bottom part 18 ofcontainer 12. Sponge 20 may be attached to the bottom part 18 of sponge20 by any means. In select embodiments, as shown in the figures, bathsponge 10 may include string 46, and hooks or loops 48 for attachingsponge 20 to the bottom part 18 of container 12. The hooks or loops 48may be anywhere on or around bottom part 18, including, but not limitedto, around the periphery 50 of the bottom part 18 of the container 12.The string 46 may thus be woven between the sponge 20 and the pluralityof hooks or loops 48 for attaching the sponge 20 to the bottom part 18of the container 12. In select embodiments, the sponge 20 may bepermanently fixed to the bottom part 18 of the soap container 12. Inother select embodiments, the sponge 20 may be removably attached to thebottom part 18 of the soap container 12.

Pump 22 may be included in bath sponge 10. Pump 22 may be for forcingsoap 14, like liquid soap, out of the bottom part 18 of container 12 andinto sponge 20. Pump 22 may be any device or mechanism for forcing ormoving soap 14 out of the bottom part 18 of container 12. In selectembodiments, pump 22 may include push button 24 exposed on the top part16 of the container 12. In these embodiments, pump 22 may be configuredto force soap 14 from the container 12 out of the bottom part 18 of thecontainer 12 into the sponge 20 by depressing the push button 24 on thetop part 16 of the container 12. Pump 22 may take any shape or form, andmay include any components or parts for forcing liquid out of bottompart 18 of container 12. In select embodiments, pump 22 may includeplunger 54, spring 60, and cap 62. The plunger 54 may have top end 56and bottom end 58. The plunger may be configured to force soap 14 out ofthe bottom end 58 through the bottom part 18 of the container 12. Thespring may bias plunger 54 toward the top part 16 of the container 12.The cap 62 may be on the top end 56 of the plunger 54. The cap 62 mayextend out of top hole 64 in the top part 16 of the container 12. Assuch, the cap 62 may be configured for depressing the plunger 54 toforce soap 14 out of the bottom part 18 of the container 12. In selectembodiments, the pump 22 may further include a depressable cover 66. Thedepressable cover 66 may be on top of the cap 62. The depressable cover66 may be configured to receive a user's finger or hand 68 fordepressing the cap 62 and for sealing the top hole 64 in the containeraround the cap 62. The depressable cover 66 may be made from anyflexible material, including, but not limited to, a rubber and/or aplastic. The depressable cover 66 and the cap 62 connected to theplunger 54 may create the push button 24 of pump 22.

Referring now specifically to FIG. 10, vein or veins 26 may be includedin bath sponge 10. Vein or veins 26 may be for distributing soap 14 fromcontainer 12 into sponge 20. As such, vein or veins 26 may be positionedinside sponge 20. Vein or veins 26 may be in communication with bottomhole 28 in the bottom part 18 of the container 12. The pump 22 may be incommunication the bottom hole 28. As a result, the vein or veins may beconfigured to distribute soap 14 from container 12 into the sponge 20via pump 22. The vein or veins 26 may include a plurality of vein holes30 configured to distribute the soap 14 in the veins 26 into the sponge20 from the plurality of vein holes 30. The vein holes 30 may bepositioned at the ends of each vein 26, equally spaced throughout eachvein 26, and/or randomly placed throughout each vein 26. Vein holes 30may be configured to distribute soap 14 to any desired plurality oflocations 40 inside sponge 20. In select embodiments, the vein or veins26 may include trunk vein 32, branch veins 34 and stick veins 36 thatform tree-like vein structure 38, as shown in FIG. 10. The trunk vein 32may be connected to the bottom hole 28 in the bottom part 18 of thecontainer 12 that is in communication with the pump 22. The plurality ofbranch veins 34 may be branched off from the trunk vein 32. And theplurality of stick veins 36 may be branched off from each of the branchveins 34. This embodiment with tree-like vein structure 38 with trunkvein 32, branch vein 34 and stick veins 36 may be for distributing soap14 from container 12 to the sponge 20 in a plurality of locations. Inselect embodiments, the tree like vein structure 38 may havesubstantially oval shaped cross-section 42, which may help align theshape of veins 26 with the oval shaped cross section 70 of container 12.In other select embodiments, the vein or veins 26 may be made fromflexible material 44. Flexible material 44 of the veins 26 may allowveins 26 to conform to sponge 20 while in use, where flexible material44 may allow sponge 20 to conform to the body of the user 88 without anyscrapes or scratching. In select embodiments, flexible material 44 inveins 26 may be configured to deform and squeeze when compressed therebyforcing any soap 14 in the veins into the sponge 20. This feature mayproduce further lather of soap 14 and water on sponge 20 duringoperation as the user 88 compresses sponge 20 and thus veins 26 insidesponge 20.

Retractable handle 84 may be included with bath sponge 10. Retractablehandle 84 may be configured for reaching the back 86 of the user 88 withthe sponge 20, as shown in FIG. 12. Retractable handle 84 may beconnected to container 12, including anywhere on container 12. In selectembodiments, retractable handle 84 may be connected to side 74 of thecontainer 12. In select embodiments, handle 84 may be permanentlyaffixed to container 12, like permanently fixed or integrally formedwith side 74 of container 12, as shown in FIG. 10. In other selectembodiments, handle 84 may be removably affixed to the side 74 of thecontainer 12. For example, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 9, handle 84 mayinclude threaded hole 90 at connection end 92. Threaded hole 90 may beconfigured to receive a corresponding threaded protrusion 94 from theside 74 of the container 12. In this removable embodiment of handle 84,the handle 84 can be screwed on and off of the threaded protrusion 94 onthe side 74 of the container 12 via the threaded hole 90.

Referring to FIGS. 11A and 11B, the retractable handle 84 may beretractable from extended brush length 96 (see FIG. 11A) to retractedhand sponge length 98 (see FIG. 11B), as shown with movement M. Theextended brush length 96 may be configured for reaching the back 86 ofthe user 88 with the sponge 20, as shown in FIG. 12. The retracted handsponge length 98 may be configured for allowing user 88 to manipulatebath sponge 10 around other areas of their body without the hindrance ofa long handle, including the user 88 gripping the retracted handle 84and/or gripping the container 12. Retractable handle 84 may beretractable or extendable by any means. In select embodiments,retractable handle 84 may include a plurality of telescoping sections100. The telescoping sections 100 may be for retracting the handle 84from the extended brush length 96 to the retracted hand sponge length98. The telescoping sections 100 may have notches or turn locks forsecuring the telescoping sections 100 at various lengths between and atextended brush length 96 to the retracted hand sponge length 98. Asexamples, and clearly not limited thereto, in select embodimentsretractable handle 84 may extend up to 18 inches long for extended brushlength 96, like for reaching the lower backs of adults, or 10 or 15inches long for reaching the lower backs of children, and may retractdown to approximately 4 inches long or less for retracted hand spongelength 98.

In select embodiments, the retractable handle 84 may include a grip 102.Grip 102 may be positioned at distal end 104 of retractable handle 84.Grip 102 may cover the last telescoping section 100 or at least aportion thereof. Grip 102 may be made from non-slip flexible gripmaterial 106.

In other select embodiments, retractable handle 84 may include a fixedlength handle with no telescoping sections 100, as shown in FIG. 2. Inthese fixed length embodiments of handle 84, handle 84 may beretractable by removing the handle from container 12, like by unscrewingthe threaded hole 90 in the connection end 92 of handle 84 from thethreaded protrusion 94 from side 74 of container 12.

In operation, user 88 may first fill container 12 of bath sponge 10 withsoap 14 by opening slidable door 82 of port 80. Once container 12 isfilled with soap 14, slidable door 82 may be closed for sealing soap 14inside container 12. The user may then depress push button 24 (mayrequire multiple pumps or presses) of pump 22 for forcing soap fromcontainer 12 into and out of veins 26 and into the inside of sponge 20.Once the desired amount of soap 14 is inside sponge 20, the user 88 maycreate a nice lather with water and soap 14 in and around sponge 20 forcleaning their body. The user 88 may utilize retractable handle 84 inextended back brush length for scrubbing their back 86 with sponge 20 bygripping grip 102 and manually moving sponge 20 along their back 86. Inaddition, the user 88 may utilize retractable handle in retracted handsponge length 98 for scrubbing other parts of their body by grippinggrip 102 and/or container 12 and manually moving sponge 20 along theother parts of their body. If at any point more soap 14 is desired orneeded in sponge 20, the user can easily press push button 24 with theirfingers or hands 68 for increasing the soap inside sponge 20.

As a result, bath sponge 10 may allow for quick and efficientintroduction of liquid soap 14 from container 12 into sponge 20. Inaddition, bath sponge 10 may also be conveniently used on all parts of auser 88, including the back 86 via retractable handle 84.

The foregoing description and drawings comprise illustrativeembodiments. Having thus described exemplary embodiments, it should benoted by those skilled in the art that the within disclosures areexemplary only, and that various other alternatives, adaptations, andmodifications may be made within the scope of the present disclosure.Merely listing or numbering the steps of a method in a certain orderdoes not constitute any limitation on the order of the steps of thatmethod. Many modifications and other embodiments will come to mind toone skilled in the art to which this disclosure pertains having thebenefit of the teachings presented in the foregoing descriptions and theassociated drawings. Although specific terms may be employed herein,they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not forpurposes of limitation. Accordingly, the present disclosure is notlimited to the specific embodiments illustrated herein, but is limitedonly by the following claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A bath sponge comprising: a container configuredfor holding a soap, said container having a top part and a bottom part;a sponge attached to the bottom part of the container; a pump with apush button exposed on the top part of the container, the pump isconfigured to force the soap from the container out of the bottom partof the container into the sponge by depressing the push button on thetop part of the container.
 2. The bath sponge of claim 1 furtherincluding at least one vein inside the sponge and in communication to abottom hole in the bottom part of the container in communication withthe pump, wherein the at least one vein is configured to distribute thesoap from the container into the sponge via the pump.
 3. The bath spongeof claim 2, wherein the at least one vein includes a plurality of veinholes configured to distribute the soap in the at least one vein intothe sponge from the plurality of vein holes.
 4. The bath sponge of claim2, wherein the at least one vein including: a trunk vein connected tothe bottom hole in the bottom part of the container and in communicationwith the pump; a plurality of branch veins branched off from the trunkvein; and a plurality of stick veins branched off from each of thebranch veins; wherein, said trunk vein, said plurality of branch veins,and said plurality of stick veins creating a tree like vein structurefor distributing the soap from the container to the sponge in aplurality of locations.
 5. The bath sponge of claim 2, wherein the atleast one vein comprising a flexible material, the flexible material ofthe at least one vein is configured to deform and squeeze whencompressed thereby forcing any of the soap in the at least one vein intothe sponge.
 6. The bath sponge of claim 1 further comprising: a string;and a plurality of hooks or loops around a periphery of the bottom partof the container; said string being woven between the sponge and theplurality of hooks or loops for attaching the sponge to the bottom partof the container.
 7. The bath sponge of claim 1, wherein the pumpcomprising: a plunger with a top end and a bottom end configured toforce the soap out of the bottom end through the bottom part of thecontainer; a spring biasing said plunger toward the top part of thecontainer; a cap on the top end of the plunger and extending out of atop hole in the top part of the container, said cap is configured fordepressing the plunger to force the soap out of the bottom part of thecontainer; and a depressable cover on top of the cap configured toreceive a user's finger or hand for depressing the plunger and forsealing the top hole in the container around the cap, wherein thedepressable cover and the cap connected to the plunger create the pushbutton.
 8. The bath sponge of claim 1, wherein the container comprising:a port positioned on a side of the container configured for filling thecontainer with the soap; and a slidable door configured for opening andclosing said port.
 9. The bath sponge of claim 1 further comprising: aretractable handle connected to a side of the container configured forreaching a back of a user with the sponge, the retractable handleincludes a plurality of telescoping sections configured to retract froman extended brush length to a retracted hand sponge length, wherein theextended brush length is configured for reaching the back of the userwith the sponge; and a grip at a distal end of the handle made from anon-slip flexible grip material.
 10. The bath sponge of claim 9, whereinthe handle is removably affixed to the side of the container, whereinthe handle includes a threaded hole at a connection end configured toreceive a corresponding threaded protrusion from the side of thecontainer, whereby the handle can be screwed on and off of the threadedprotrusion on the side of the container via the threaded hole.
 11. Abath sponge comprising: a container configured for holding a soap, saidcontainer having a top part and a bottom part; a sponge attached to thebottom part of the container; and at least one vein inside the spongeand in communication with a bottom hole in the bottom part of thecontainer, the at least one vein is configured to distribute the soapfrom the container into the sponge.
 12. The bath sponge of claim 11,wherein the at least one vein includes a plurality of vein holesconfigured to distribute the soap in the at least one vein into thesponge from the plurality of vein holes.
 13. The bath sponge of claim12, wherein the at least one vein including: a trunk vein connected tothe bottom hole in the bottom part of the container; a plurality ofbranch veins branched off from the trunk vein; and a plurality of stickveins branched off from each of the branch veins; wherein, said trunkvein, said plurality of branch veins, and said plurality of stick veinscreating a tree like vein structure for distributing the soap from thecontainer to the sponge in a plurality of locations; wherein the treelike vein structure having a substantially oval shaped cross-section.14. The bath sponge of claim 11, wherein the at least one veincomprising a flexible material configured to deform and squeeze whencompressed thereby forcing any of the soap in the at least one vein intothe sponge.
 15. The bath sponge of claim 11 further comprising a pumpwith a push button exposed on the top part of the container, the pump isconfigured to force the soap from the container out of the at least onevein from the bottom part of the container and into the sponge bydepressing the push button exposed on the top part of the container,wherein the pump comprising: a plunger with a top end and a bottom endconfigured to force the soap out of the bottom end through the bottompart of the container; a spring biasing said plunger toward the top partof the container; a cap on the top end of the plunger and extending outof a top hole in the top part of the container, said cap is configuredfor depressing the plunger to force the soap out of the bottom part ofthe container; and a depressable cover on top of the cap configured toreceive a user's finger or hand for depressing the cap and for sealingthe top hole in the container around the cap, wherein the depressablecover and the cap connected to the plunger create the push button. 16.The bath sponge of claim 11 further comprising: a string; and aplurality of hooks or loops around a periphery of the bottom part of thecontainer; said string being woven between the sponge and the pluralityof hooks or loops for attaching the sponge to the bottom part of thecontainer.
 17. The bath sponge of claim 11, wherein the containercomprising a port positioned on a side of the container configured forfilling the container with the soap including a slidable door configuredfor opening and closing said port.
 18. The bath sponge of claim 11further comprising: a retractable handle connected to a side of thecontainer configured for reaching a back of a user with the sponge, theretractable handle includes a plurality of telescoping sectionsconfigured to retract from an extended brush length to a retracted handsponge length, wherein the extended brush length is configured forreaching the back of the user with the sponge; and a grip at a distalend of the handle made from a non-slip flexible grip material.
 19. Thebath sponge of claim 18, wherein the handle is removably affixed to theside of the container, wherein the handle includes a threaded hole at aconnection end configured to receive a corresponding threaded protrusionfrom the side of the container, whereby the handle can be screwed on andoff of the threaded protrusion on the side of the container via thethreaded hole.
 20. A bath sponge comprising: a container configured forholding a soap, said container having a top part and a bottom part, thecontainer having an oval shaped cross-section, the container having apuck shape with a side having a thickness smaller than a width of thecontainer, the container comprising a port configured for filling thecontainer with the soap including a slidable door configured for openingand closing said port; a sponge attached to the bottom part of thecontainer, the sponge is a mesh bath sponge comprising polyethyleneplastic; a pump with a push button exposed on the top part of thecontainer, the pump is configured to force the soap from the containerout of the bottom part of the container into the sponge by depressingthe push button on the top part of the container, the pump comprising: aplunger with a top end and a bottom end configured to force the soap outof the bottom end through the bottom part of the container; a springbiasing said plunger toward the top part of the container; and a cap onthe top end of the plunger and extending out of a top hole in the toppart of the container, said cap is configured for depressing the plungerto force the soap out of the bottom part of the container; and adepressable cover on top of the cap configured to receive a user'sfinger or hand for depressing the cap and for sealing the top hole inthe container around the cap, wherein the depressable cover and the capconnected to the plunger create the push button; at least one veininside the sponge and in communication with a bottom hole in the bottompart of the container in communication with the pump, wherein the atleast one vein is configured to distribute the soap from the containerinto the sponge via the pump, the at least one vein includes a pluralityof vein holes configured to distribute the soap in the at least one veininto the sponge from the plurality of vein holes, the at least one veincomprising a flexible material configured to deform and squeeze whencompressed thereby forcing any of the soap in the at least one vein intothe sponge, the at least one vein including: a trunk vein connected tothe bottom hole in the bottom part of the container and in communicationwith the pump; a plurality of branch veins branched off from the trunkvein; and a plurality of stick veins branched off from each of thebranch veins; wherein, said trunk vein, said plurality of branch veins,and said plurality of stick veins creating a tree like vein structurefor distributing the soap from the container to the sponge in aplurality of locations, the tree like vein structure having asubstantially oval shaped cross-section; a string; a plurality of hooksor loops around a periphery of the bottom part of the container; saidstring being woven between the sponge and the plurality of hooks orloops for attaching the sponge to the bottom part of the container; anda handle configured for reaching a back of a user with the sponge, thehandle is connected to a side of the container, the handle isretractable from an extended brush length to a retracted hand spongelength, wherein the extended brush length is configured for reaching theback of the user with the sponge, the retractable handle includes aplurality of telescoping sections for retracting the handle from theextended brush length to the retracted hand sponge length, the handleincludes a grip at a distal end made from a non-slip flexible gripmaterial.